Byronic

[ bahy-ron-ik ]

adjective

1. of or relating to Lord Byron.
2. possessing the characteristics of Byron or his poetry, especially romanticism, melancholy, and melodramatic energy.

Other Words From

• By·roni·cal·ly adverb
• By·ron·ism [bahy, -r, uh, -niz-, uh, m], noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of Byronic¹

First recorded in 1815–25; Byron + -ic

Example Sentences

So were his swagger and Byronic good looks.

From New York Times

In heroic, Byronic fashion, the show’s director and lead Fabian Hinrichs rescued the evening by jumping into the fray and assuming his absent co-star’s role, along with his own.

From New York Times

In heroic, Byronic fashion, the show’s director and lead Fabian Hinrichs rescued the evening by jumping into the fray and assuming his absent co-star’s role, along with his own.

From New York Times

Mussolini himself ended up being lynched alongside his mistress at a Milan petrol station by his own countrymen — hardly the Byronic man of destiny's heroic death in battle.

From Salon

The gaps and silences suggest a woman who cherished privacy and quietude, a woman seeking shelter from her Byronic reputation.

From New York Times